2024-12-21T06:03:49-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150357069/it-takes-over-13-years-to-become-an-architect-according-to-new-ncarb-data Niall Patrick Walsh 2023-07-18T11:41:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/9a/9a0518a321da4ad320756737fa780177.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150078939/national-council-of-architectural-registration-boards-ncarb" target="_blank">NCARB</a> has released its twelfth annual data report, <a href="https://www.ncarb.org/nbtn2023" target="_blank">NCARB by the Numbers</a>, highlighting key trends in architectural education and licensure.&nbsp;</p> <p>The report, derived from NCARB&rsquo;s database of over 128,000 licensure candidates and architects, shows a 9% rise in the number of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/925342/architecture-license" target="_blank">architecture license</a> candidates in 2022, exceeding 35,000. The average time from starting college to licensure was 13.3 years, with women achieving licensure about 11 months faster than men. New architects are also increasing diversity in the profession, with one in three new architects being a person of color and two out of five being women.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/4786342c62700643e44ff78a303b94ec.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/47/4786342c62700643e44ff78a303b94ec.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>NCARB By The Numbers 2023 summary chart. Image credit: NCARB</figcaption></figure></figure><p>The report indicates that in 2022, there were nearly 120,000 licensed architects in the U.S. Licensed architects held about 145,000 reciprocal licenses, a 6% increase from the previous year, which NCARB explains as a demand for professional mobility due to <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150320746/the-pandemic-exposed-deep-flaws-in-the-architecture-profession-but-also-inspired-remedies" target="_blank">COVID-19</a>.</p> <p>Despite the 9% increase in licensure candidates, there wa...</p>